What color is #120C0D?

#120C0D is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120C0D?

The RGB value is 18, 12, 13: 18 red, 12 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120C0D?

The complementary color is #0C1211, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120C0D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120C0D color

#120C0D rgb(18, 12, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #120C0D is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 4.7% green and 5.1% blue (18, 12, 13).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 20% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 28% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.37:1).

#120C0D color codes

HEX	`#120C0D`
RGB	`rgb(18, 12, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 4.7%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 20%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 33%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 28%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.8, 2.2, 0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.8, 2.22, 7.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.454, 0.421, 0.438)`
Decimal	`1182733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120C0D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #120C0D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120C0D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #120C0D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120c0d; }
.text { color: #120c0d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120c0d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 12 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120c0d, #120e0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #120C0D?: #120C0D is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120C0D?: The RGB value is 18, 12, 13: 18 red, 12 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120C0D?: The complementary color is #0C1211, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120C0D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.